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Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums Charity – Dame Laura Knight

Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums Campaign, 2022 The acquisition of two Dame Laura Knight paintings Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums has supported Museums Worcestershire to purchase two paintings by Dame Laura Knight for Worcester’s art collection. Worcestershire Heritage, Art & Museums has supported Museums Worcestershire to purchase two paintings by Dame Laura Knight for Worcester’s art collection. The two works are a significant [...]

By |2023-09-07T15:37:37+01:00March 17th, 2023|0 Comments

The Commandery in Worcester

Welcome to The Commandery The Commandery is a beautiful building and garden where you can encounter the past brought to life... Set in the heart of historic Worcester, it's most famous for being the Royalist Headquarters during the deciding battle of the English Civil War – the Battle of Worcester 1651. Built on the site of an early medieval chapel, The Commandery has also been a monastic hospital, [...]

By |2024-09-05T16:49:16+01:00May 31st, 2024|0 Comments

Mayflower400 exhibition

Until Saturday 5 June 2021 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers on board the Mayflower, from Plymouth in the UK to Plymouth, Massachusetts USA. Today, an incredible twenty million Americans can trace their ancestry back to those founding Pilgrim Fathers. Worcestershire is proud to be one of eleven Mayflower partner locations in England working with local, national and international partners to commemorate the anniversary and [...]

By |2021-04-26T12:52:09+01:00May 11th, 2020|0 Comments

Living History at The Commandery

Saturday 16 (10am - 5pm) and Sunday 17 February 2019 (10am - 4pm)  Experience 2000 years of history from Vikings to Victorians. More than 150 re-enactors will bring the past to life with living history encampments, military displays, crafts and vintage vehicles. Learn to wield a pike like a Parliamentarian, receive your rations, and discover forgotten children's games in a beautiful building with an extraordinary history. Organised by Worcester Re-enactors in partnership with and [...]

By |2019-02-12T14:55:57+00:00December 16th, 2018|2 Comments

May Day Garden Festival

Celebrate spring at Hartlebury Castle this May Bank Holiday! exciting activities demonstrations including bat-keeping and beekeeping, local wine and willow sculpture wine tasting a wealth of plants and gardening items for sale great refreshments: cakes, snacks, a beer wagon and Prosecco tent live music and performances Also... There will also be classic fayer activities like tombola, silent auction and human fruit machine, and there’s a lucky dip and name the teddy [...]

By |2019-04-30T15:35:59+01:00December 16th, 2018|0 Comments

Theatre in the Garden | The Three Musketeers

Wednesday 10 July - Sunday 21 July 2024 | The Commandery The Worcester Repertory Company presents THE THREE MUSKETEERS At the Commandery Gardens * The Worcester Repertory Company proudly invites you to their brand-new production of Alexandre Dumas’ classic swashbuckling adventure, The Three Musketeers. With all the danger, passion and wit of Dumas’ masterpiece, watch as our D’Artagnan (Shush! He is actually a GIRL!) fights for his King, Country and his love Constance alongside the courageous Athos, comical Porthos and hot-tempered Aramis. [...]

By |2024-07-09T11:34:20+01:00June 19th, 2024|Comments Off on Theatre in the Garden | The Three Musketeers

Christmas comes to Hartlebury Castle

Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury Castle is getting into the festive spirit with its much-loved 'Christmas at the Castle' weekend on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 December.  This annual event attracts visitors from far and wide to enjoy the Castle looking at its festive best, with seasonal activities and fun for the whole family. One of the highlights of the day will be the chance to meet Father Christmas and receive [...]

By |2018-12-10T15:55:04+00:00November 21st, 2018|2018, County Museum at Hartlebury|Comments Off on Christmas comes to Hartlebury Castle

We’re going on a shapes hunt

A hands-on activity at the county museum Nursery and reception 45 mins per group Approx. 30 children in two groups of 15 County Museum at Hartlebury Activity - £70 per half day, £130 per full day plus £3.25 per child admission. Guided by the museum puppet, John Boy, the children will explore the museum’s collection of historic Gypsy caravans, looking for shapes in the [...]

By |2018-12-13T00:27:08+00:00December 13th, 2018||0 Comments

Living History at The Commandery

Saturday 16 (10am - 5pm) and Sunday 17 February 2019 (10am - 4pm)  Experience 2000 years of history from Vikings to Victorians. More than 150 re-enactors will bring the past to life with living history encampments, military displays, crafts and vintage vehicles. Learn to wield a pike like a Parliamentarian, receive your rations, and discover forgotten children's games in a beautiful building with an extraordinary history. Organised by Worcester Re-enactors in partnership with and [...]

By |2019-02-12T14:56:38+00:00February 11th, 2019|0 Comments

1950s celebration: Lavish Living exhibition grand opening

Join us for the launch of our new exciting exhibition Lavish Living: Worcestershire in the 1950s. Staff and volunteers will be dressed in 50s style and visitors are welcome to join in - there will be a prize for the best dressed! Get into the swing of things and enjoy music by the fabulous Bluebird Belles who will be singing popular songs from the period in the Castle’s Great Hall. Learn [...]

By |2021-04-28T10:03:53+01:00April 28th, 2021|0 Comments
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